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Economy

Trump’s own Big Beautiful Bill could add $5.5 trillion to the deficit and help sabotage his plan to ‘grow out’ of the national debt crisis

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January 26, 2026
Ken Griffin, chief executive officer of Citadel Advisors LLC, at Bloomberg House during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026.
Economy

Ken Griffin says America was sent an ‘explicit warning’ from the bond market, and it’s time to get the national debt in order

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January 22, 2026
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Economy

America’s $38 trillion national debt is so big the nearly $1 trillion interest payment will be larger than Medicare soon

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January 15, 2026
Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase
Economy

Jamie Dimon warns $38 trillion national debt is going to ‘bite’: ‘You can’t just keep borrowing money endlessly’

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January 14, 2026
Janet Yellen warns the $38 trillion national debt is testing a red line economists have feared for decades
Personal Finance

Janet Yellen warns the $38 trillion national debt is testing a red line economists have feared for decades

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January 5, 2026
President Trump
Economy

America’s $38 trillion national debt ‘exacerbates generational imbalances’ with Gen Z and millennials paying the price, warns think tank

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December 16, 2025
The most likely solution to the U.S. debt crisis is severe austerity triggered by a fiscal calamity, former White House economic adviser says
Economy

The most likely solution to the U.S. debt crisis is severe austerity triggered by a fiscal calamity, former White House economic adviser says

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December 6, 2025
President Donald Trump attends a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC on December 2, 2025.
Economy

Two months into the new fiscal year and the U.S. government is already spending more than $10 billion a week servicing national debt

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December 4, 2025
Barry Eichengreen
Personal Finance

Your political polarization is the reason for our $38 trillion national debt, top economist says: ‘it’s deeply debilitating’ for ‘consensus and stability and productive policy results’

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November 13, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press as he departs the White House for Joint Base Andrews on October 24, 2025 in Washington, DC.
North America

The U.S. is joining Europe’s debt club—Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ could fuel $38 trillion tab, bigger than Italy or Greece by GDP share

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October 28, 2025
Ray Dalio, Founder, Bridgewater Associates
Economy

Ray Dalio says the U.S. is headed for civil war, with either side exerting ‘tests of power’ on their rivals

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October 10, 2025
Ray Dalio speaks onstage during the 2025 TIME100 Summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 23, 2025 in New York City.
Economy

Ray Dalio says the world is running out of interest in buying U.S. debt—but America is unable to cut back its spending

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September 19, 2025
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Economy

Ray Dalio says ‘most people are silent’ because they’re afraid to talk about what’s really happening with the U.S. economy

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September 4, 2025
Ray Dalio speaks onstage during the 2025 TIME100 Summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 23, 2025 in New York City.
Economy

Ray Dalio says America’s ‘debt-induced heart attack’ will happen under Trump 2.0—and no one’s brave enough to stop it

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September 2, 2025
President Donald Trump answers reporters' questions after he posthumously awarded the new Medals of Sacrifice to fallen officers during a ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House on May 19, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Finance

U.S. economy is experiencing ‘death by a thousand cuts’, says Deutsche Bank, as confidence in national debt management erodes

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May 20, 2025

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